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page_title: Vault Agent Auto-Auth CF Method
sidebar_title: CF
description: CF Method for Vault Agent Auto-Auth
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# Vault Agent Auto-Auth CF Method

The `cf` method performs authentication against the [CF Auth
method](/docs/auth/cf).

## Credentials

The Vault agent will use the `CF_INSTANCE_CERT` and `CF_INSTANCE_KEY` env variables to
construct a valid login call for CF.

## Configuration

- `role` `(string: required)` - The role to authenticate against on Vault.
